News from QUS
Two new canon windows
Two new canon windows: Sonja Witstein (1920-1978), the first woman on the COC board, and top athlete Jeffrey Wammes (1987).
New QUS-team member
Introducing Iris Bouman (1998), our new social media manager.
Welcome, Iris!
Expo, Centraal Museum
Expo ‘Unstable Image’ by Cyanne van den Houten shows robotic sculptures made with algorithms and inspired by Utrecht’s Rainbow Canon.
Queer City Map available
The Queer City Map can be picked up for free at the Winkel van Utrecht / VVV, Savannah Bay bookstore and the cafés Kalff and Bodytalk.
Lauch Queer City Map
On Purple Friday, December 8 at 11 a.m., Queer U Stories (QUS) will launch the Queer City Map, a walk through the rainbow history in Utrecht’s city centre.
QUS in Gay News
An article in Gay News no. 365 about QUS by our team member Maurice van Lieshout
Queer City Map
Our Queer City Map will be published on December 8th.
Help us with list of queer bars
Maurice van Lieshout wrote a window on Utrecht’s bars for queers.
Symbols in public space
The new rainbow path on the Lange Viestraat in Utrecht is unveiled.
Queer city award
Yesterday, Coming Out Day, the Utrecht queer film festival won the Annie Brouwer Korf Award 2023.
Lecture online
The lecture on Utrecht’s queer history by Marijke Huisman and Maurice van Lieshout is now online.
History happens now
QUS is included in the expo ‘History happens now’ on the ILHIA square in the Amsterdam Public Library.